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K Palaniswami
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- Born 12 May 1954
- Age 70
- Birth Place Siluvampalayam,, Salem District, Madras State, India, (present-day, Tamil Nadu, )
- Profession Agriculturalist, Politician
- Political Party All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
- In Office 7th Chief Minister Of Tamil Nadu 16 February 2017 - 6 May 2021, Member Of Parliament, Lok Sabha 10 March 1998 - 26 April 1999, Interim General Secretary Of The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 11 July 2022 - 27 March 2023, Joint Coordinator Of The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 21 August 2017 - 23 June 2022, Headquarters Secretary Of The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 8 June 2016 - 12 July 2022
- Residence Greenways Road
- Awards Honorary Doctorate (2019), Paul Harris Fellow (2020)
K Palaniswami BIOGRAPHY
Last Updated : 09 Feb 2025
Edappadi K Palaniswami: A Stalwart of Tamil Nadu Politics Born on 12 May 1954, Edappadi K Palaniswami, or EPS, currently leads the opposition in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. His political journey began in 1974, after a career in agriculture. He served as Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister fro...
K Palaniswami PERSONAL LIFE
| Spouse | Ratha Palaniswami |
POSITIONS HELD BY K Palaniswami
| Position | Tenure |
|---|---|
| Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | 6 February 1989 - 12 May 1996 |
| Member of the Lok Sabha | 10 March 1998 - 26 April 1999 |
| Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | 23 May 2011 - Present |
| Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu | 16 February 2017 - 6 May 2021 |
K PALANISWAMI NEWS
Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami holds discussions with ministers on Cauvery issue
March 29, 2018 4:30 pm
The meeting comes in the wake of the six-week deadline given by the Supreme Court to the Centre to formulate a scheme ending on Thursday.
H Raja should apologise for his Periyar statue remark: AIADMK
March 08, 2018 10:06 pm
"The hearts of Tamil Nadu people are wounded and the hearts of people adoring Periyar are broken," (by Raja's comment), the party said.
Tamil Nadu CM K Palaniswami submits memorandum to PM Modi
February 25, 2018 9:44 pm
PM Narendra Modi, who arrived at Chennai last evening to launch the Tamil Nadu government's 'Amma two-wheeler scheme,' stayed at the Raj Bhavan last night before leaving for neighbouring Puducherry this morning to attend various events there.
Tamil Nadu most peaceful state in India: CM Palaniswami
February 19, 2018 1:27 pm
Radhakrishnan had alleged, "Tamil Nadu is no longer the peaceful state ("amaidhi poonga")... Naxalites, Maoists, Tamil extremists and Islamic terrorists have joined hands against the administration, which was evident during the jallikkattu agitation last year."
AIADMK expels more than 50 office-bearers from the party
January 26, 2018 3:36 pm
Panneerselvam, AIADMK coordinator, and Palaniswami, the co-coordinator, announced the expulsion of the 58 people in separate statements, signed by both of them.
Golden jubilee of state's renaming as Tamil Nadu to be celebrated: K Palaniswami
January 11, 2018 4:47 pm
The Chief Minister recalled that Thyagi Sankaralinganar had made an appeal to the then Congress government for renaming Madras State as Tamil Nadu in 1956.
CM K Palaniswami lays foundation for aerospace park in Tamil Nadu
October 25, 2017 3:48 pm
The aerospace park would have engineering and allied industries for manufacture of aerospace components and Wednesday's initiative was part of the government's ongoing push for industrialization in the state, an official release here said.
Collectors, police directed to act against usurers: K Palaniswami
October 25, 2017 2:57 pm
Stating that an existing legislation prevented money-lenders from charging exorbitant interest rates, the Chief Minister also asked affected persons to approach officials for redressal.
Jayalalithaa's death: Inquiry panel to submit report in 3 months
September 28, 2017 3:53 pm
The probe was a key demand of the then rebel AIADMK faction led by O Panneerselvam as a pre-condition for the merger of his camp with that of Chief Minister K Palaniswami. The two factions had merged on August 21.
DMK moves Madras HC for disqualification of MLAs for voting against state government
September 25, 2017 8:56 pm
Their act of voting against party's whip was not condoned within 15 days, the petitioner said, contending that despite lapse of more than six months even notices had not been issued showing complete "malafide and partisan" behaviour of the speaker.
